Jenny Ashford is a horror, true crime, and paranormal writer, graphic designer, and podcaster. Her most recent books are a three-volume true crime compilation collectively known as The Faceless Villain: A Collection of the Eeriest Unsolved Murders of the Twentieth Century. Volume One was published in 2017, Volume Two in 2018, and Volume Three in 2019. Her other books include four paranormal nonfiction books: The Unseen Hand: A New Exploration of Poltergeist Phenomena, The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist (with Tom Ross), House of Fire and Whispers: Investigating the Seattle Demon House, and The Rochdale Poltergeist (both with Steve Mera); as well as three horror novels, Red Menace, Bellwether, and The Five Poisons; two short story collections, Hopeful Monsters and The Associated Villainies; and a graphic novel, The Tenebrist. A second edition of The Associated Villainies was published in 2019, featuring four new stories, an enhanced print layout, and an audio book version. A second edition of The Five Poisons was published in 2020. Her short stories have appeared in several anthologies, including The Nightmare Collective, History Is Dead, 2012AD, ChimeraWorld #3, and ChimeraWorld #4. Her horror blog, Goddess of Hellfire, contains writing news, short stories and articles, and her reviews and opinions on horror films and books. She also co-hosts a podcast with Tom Ross called 13 O'Clock, on which they discuss true crime, unexplained mysteries, paranormal weirdness, horror movies and books, food, and other fun, creepy topics. They recently collaborated on a 13 O'Clock cookbook. Jenny's graphic design work can be seen on everything from books and business cards to posters and packaging. She runs an online store called Gravecake selling products with her designs, and also has a board-and-card game concern called Giallo Games, which produces games based around the beloved Italian horror/crime genre, among many other themes.
Thirty-three-year-old Paul Stevens had worked as a bartender in London, England, but in 1990 was unemployed and actively looking for work. He lived in a house on Belvedere Road in Hounslow West with his brother, but often stayed with a female friend, sleeping on her couch. On the morning of August 22nd, 1990, he left … More Paul Stevens
Dean Jeffery was a father of three who lived in Bristol, England. At around eight p.m. on the evening of September 21st, 2006, the day before his thirty-ninth birthday, he was walking home from a Fishponds Road shop when he was set upon by an attacker or attackers unknown, seemingly for no reason. The perpetrator(s) … More Dean Jeffery
Twenty-eight-year-old Teon Palmer lived in Lower Edmonton, London, England. On the night of October 20th, 2012, it’s believed a group of vandals slashed all four tires on his blue Vauxhall Astra. These same individuals then apparently murdered Teon for reasons unknown. Shortly after eleven p.m., Teon’s dead body was discovered lying near the intersection of … More Teon Palmer
Twenty-three-year-old Camille Gordon was a native of Jamaica, but in the early 2000s was living in London, England. She was studying to be a nursery assistant, and while she was in school, she worked as a hostess for the Blue Bunny Club in Soho to make some extra cash. On March 1st, 2004, Camille was … More Camille Gordon
Twenty-year-old Hayley Morgan (also known as Hayley Marshall) was a known heroin user who had turned to prostitution to support her habit. She lived in Hull, East Yorkshire. On May 27th, 1998, Hayley’s body was discovered in an alley between Ash Grove and Beech Grove. She had a plastic bag over her head. Although the … More Hayley Morgan
Forty-nine-year-old Chamlong Allen was an unusually tall woman, standing six-foot-five, and though originally from Thailand was living in West London. Her husband, a somewhat famous actor from Bond films named Irvin Allen, had started a food stall twenty years prior, and Chamlong had started to cook for it as well after they married. Eventually, when … More Chamlong Allen
Seventeen-year-old Lauren Eley lived in Northampton with her family. At a little before two o’clock on the afternoon of December 11th, 2004, she went to Grosvenor Shopping Centre, reportedly to meet a boyfriend that her parents didn’t know about. Only a few minutes later, two teenagers in the car park saw a cell phone lying … More Lauren Eley
Twenty-one-year-old delivery driver and father of one Greg Watson was attending the Notting Hill Carnival in North Kensington, London, England on August 28th, 2000. At around ten p.m., he began heading back toward his home in Northolt, but was soon approached by a group of people, one of whom stabbed him in the side with … More Greg Watson
Twenty-seven-year-old Marina Monte lived in London with her boyfriend. Both were heroin addicts, and Marina supported her habit through prostitution. At around ten-thirty p.m. on January 24th, 1987, she was spotted trawling the Bayswater, Queensway, and Paddington areas for business. These sightings, however, were the last of her alive. Shortly after seven a.m. the following … More Marina Monte
Thirty-year-old David Seymour lived in Checkendon, South Oxfordshire, England with his fiancée. On the night of October 25th, 1997, he had gone out drinking with friends, and by the time the early hours of the 26th had rolled around, the group had installed themselves at Oscar’s, a wine bar in a shopping center called The … More David Seymour
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